Artnotes: Heaven is a Place on Earth

 

Dog Rose   Laurie Fox Pessemier   Acrylic/paper  23.5 x 17"   60 x 43cm  275.00

The other morning I woke up and tried to look at the weather report.   When I illuminated my screen, the phone burst into “heaven is a place on earth”, accompanied by a film of a German shorthaired pointer (Berlino’s closest breed relative) dashing about a field in Eastern Washington.  It was ever so much better than seeing the weather report.  Red Roses in a Vase   Laurie Fox Pessemier   Acrylic/paper  23.5 x 17"   60 x 43cm  275.00 Berlino wakes every day in a state of joy.   He gets up, shakes his giant jowls (it’s like a round of applause), and jumps off the bed, waiting to be let out.   I, on the other hand, wake up worrying about completely useless things like renewing my driver’s license; did I pay the gas bill; should I adopt Berlino’s brother Denver.  Honesty, I wish I woke up like my dog.   Blue heaven is a place on earth. Long Eggplant  Laurie Fox Pessemier   Acrylic/paper  23.5 x 17"   60 x 43cm  275.00   Blair turned 72 this week.  We went out for a delicious Chinese lunch and bought him the new briefcase he wanted.   At the same thrift store, we got THE best ever tabletop easel covered in shells, that seemed like it had been sitting in Neptune’s living room for at least 72 years.  It will be harder for Blair to renew his driver’s license these days.  There’s nothing like thwarting old folks. Fork/Object   Blair Pessemier  Wood  10"  25cm My best friend from high school turns 70 this month.  Her goal is to be the youngest looking 70 year old in the world.  My thoughts immediately turn to turtles, one of whom I saw on the Instagram just turned 140.  He didn’t look a day over 25, near as I could tell. The best news I got this week was that Berlino’s brother, Denver, who’s been in the klink for almost 4 years, got the call, and went to live in a “forever” (god willing) home.  It gave me a tremendous relief.  And I wrote a poem about it. After nearly four years Denver got the call. A beautiful woman inside and out, Rescued him from his cage Does it matter who we love? Man, dog, child, Mother Nature We all need LOVE Blue Heaven is a place on Earth Berlino hoping the rain stops... to see his brother Denver's "rescue" click here.